Yggdrasil Gaming has inked an agreement to integrate its portfolio of online slots with SkillOnNet, which operates a proprietary platform and a range of B2C brands, including EUcasino, SlotsMagic and PlayMillion, as well as the recently-launched, UK-facing PlayOJO brand. The integration will give SkillOnNet access to Yggdrasil’s entire suite of titles, including the summer-themed arrivals …
NYX Gaming Group Limited is looking to hire a further fifty people for its NYX development centre in Greece, the company announced Wednesday. A variety of vacancies are available at the Athens tech hub, as the provider invests in new talent to drive further innovation in its product development. This well-established hub has contributed significantly …
Online slots provider Tom Horn Gaming has agreed a deal with games aggregator Solid Gaming to supply its online casino content. The provider’s portfolio of video slots, which can be enjoyed on mobile, desktop and terminal, has been made available to the aggregator and its network of operators. Titles include Dragon Riches, Tom Horn’s first …
Online casino content supplier Realistic Games has released Win Sprint, a modern 3D take on a classic fruit-based game. The game is a three-reel, five-win line slot, featuring an innovative bonus feature which gives players the chance of big wins when they trigger a ‘W + I + N’ combination on any of the win …
Australian land casino operator Donaco International has filed papers with the Australian Stock Exchange indicating that its much-publicised intention to go online with a live dealer offering will be achieved “within the next month”. The filing concerns Donaco’s deal with junket marketing operator Vivo Tower for the provision of a 12-table live dealer space in …
The hitherto online focused Isle of Man casino games developer Red Tiger Gaming has announced that it is supplying its products to the retail betting shop market, going live this week across the UK estate of Coral group. The launch this week saw online title Dragon’s Luck available for the first time via betting terminals …
Today’s round of speeches at the Labour Party conference in Brighton will include one from deputy leader Tom Watson (he who wants to ban gambling brands on football shirts) that is generating widespread coverage before it is even uttered. UK media from the Daily Mirror to the BBC are already carrying articles based on pre-speech …
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has scored a major US coup with its appointment as the new operator for the ailing Illinois State Lottery – a $2.2 billion deal. On Friday, Illinois state lottery officials announced that Camelot is to be given responsibility for managing state lottery affairs over the next 10 years. The company …
Australian online sports betting operator CrownBet has launched a new television campaign Downunder based on the proposition that the company’s mobile offering is a superior and classy gambling experience. Devised by the Australian creative agency The Monkeys, the integrated campaign emphasises CrownBet’s ability to offer punters access to a world of premium rewards, and a …
Online gambling could be coming to the Mariana Islands following the passage this week of Tinian municpal House Local Bill 20-30, introduced by Rep. Edwin Aldan. The bill amends the existing Casino Gaming Control Act of 1989 to permit online gambling and set tax and fee rates, and was passed unanimously last Friday and sent …
The name Preet Bharara usually evokes memories of the online poker indictments and Department of Justice enforcement actions on Black Friday back in 2011, when the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York led prosecutors in a drive that resulted in the expensive shuttering of the main online poker sites serving the …
Chinese sports lottery tickets again proved the most popular in August as sales rose 16.4 percent year-on-year, with welfare lottery sales also up, albeit by a less impressive 10 percent. . The Chinese Ministry of Finance reported that overall lottery sales in August saw an increase of 13.1 percent to RMB 35.1 billion (US$5.3 billion), …
Unikrn, which portrays itself as “the only fully-regulated, licensed and dedicated eSports bookmaker on the planet”, has announced the public token sale for its UnikoinGold eSports cryptocurrency following a successful pre-sale to accredited investors which raised $15 million from contributors including Mark Cuban, Brock Pierce, Blockchain Capital, Pantera Capital, and CoinCircle. The token sale opened …
Online sports betting operator 188Bet has announced that it is to extend for another year its shirt sponsorship of the Wigan Warriors rugby league club. A club sponsor since 2016, 188Bet was also associated with the Wigan Warriors back in 2010. Kris Radlinski, executive director at Wigan Warriors, said in a statement this week: “The …
The tax division of the Georgian Ministry of Finance has launched a project designed to improve the control and taxation of land and online gambling, inviting interested parties to submit expressions of interest in providing advice and data that may be helpful. Interested parties have until early November to come forward, and revamping of the …
The Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus, formed earlier this year by merging Ray and Fintoto with Veikkaus (see previous bulletins), has reported a 0.5 percent y-o-y decline in first half 2017 online and land gambling sales at Euro 2.1 billion, and a drop in profits over the period of 3.3 percent to Euro 665.7 million. On …
News emerged this week that former Amaya CEO David Baazov, already facing a November criminal court appearance for insider trading, is also the subject of a Dubai litigation by investment firm KBC Aldini Capital. The Dubai action was reportedly filed earlier this year by KBC Aldini Capital president Kalani Lal and relates to attempts by …
Canadian press reports Friday are that the government of British Columbia is to appoint an expert to review possible money laundering at lower mainland land casinos. The decision follows official reports completed last year but only released Friday that large volumes of unsourced cash have been too easily accepted by operators. The report claims that …
Bede Gaming, an online gambling supplier of software, has signed a partnership agreement with online games developer Core Gaming which will see Core HTML5 games delivered through the Bede PLAY platform, and available to Bede’s operating partners via a single integration. Core joins a growing group of developers already integrated into the Bede platform, including …
The popularity of eSports live events is on the rise, with August’s The International Dota2 tournament concluding with a prize pool of over $22.7 million that handsomely rewarded the finals teams, and excitement building for Riot Games’ upcoming The League of Legends World Championship (LoL Worlds). Sector observers have argued that whilst the LoL Worlds …
The November criminal court hearings into charges of insider trading by former Amaya CEO David Baazov are still two months away, but already startling allegations are emerging from the preliminary court filings by Quebec’s security regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). The Canadian media has been quick to pounce on these documents as an indication …
Two days after an Australian federal court decision to refer its merger proposals back to the Australian Competition Tribunal for further review (see previous report), Tabcorp issued a press release Friday detailing a number of state and territory regulatory approvals of its Tatts merger plans. The gambling group advised that it has obtained all necessary …
The Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden reported this week that online gambling turned in a strong performance in Q2-2017, delivering the highest revenues since liberalisation 5 years ago. Interestingly, land gambling delivered less than a quarter of overall wagers as mobile betting again proved popular, accounting for 53.1 percent of sports bets, whilst desktop sources produced 23.5 …
The Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) announced this week that a new tranche of online gambling licenses will soon be made available, the third such issue since liberalisation. Tenders will be announced in the government gazette, and applicants will have a one-year window to submit their applications, with the regulator’s decision …